The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross ... The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new constellation,” but a 1818 law ...

Old Glory's Name: The nickname "Old Glory" was given to a large American flag owned by Captain William Driver of Massachusetts in 1831. He flew it on his ship and then protected it during the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by ...

Americans across the nation are preparing to celebrate Flag Day on Friday, June 14th, an annual observance dedicated to honoring the United States flag and commemorating its pivotal adoption by ...

Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1776, which is the day the Continental Congress agreed on what the nation’s flag would look like. In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation of June 14 as ...

On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the Flag Resolution of 1777. In 1949, President Truman designated June 14 as national Flag Day. ... Ohio, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new constellation,” but a 1818 law ... Michigan has collected about 240 old battle flags and had a display in its Capitol ...

The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new constellation,” but a 1818 law ... Michigan has collected about 240 old battle flags and had a display in its Capitol ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may have been puzzled by ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag. Betsy Ross may have been puzzled by ...

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often ... The Journals of Congress from 1777 says that the stars represented “a new ...